Plaiting apparatus.



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PLAITING APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES v PATENT OEEICE.

GABRIEL. HURLBUT, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA.

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` sPncIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,255, dated July 1s, i899. i

' Application led April V1'7, 1899.

machines, the construction and advantages ofA which will be hereinafter set forth, reference bein ghad to the annexed drawings, wherein- Figure l is a top plan view of the device;

Fig. 2, a transverse vertical sectional view;-l

Fig. 3, a perspective view of a portion of the apparatus, the parts being shown in a separated condition; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the gage or knife,and Fig. 5 a perspective view of a modication.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective plaiter, one which will be strong and easily constructed, yet productive of good results in its use.

Referring to` the drawings, A denotes the main side bars ormembers, provided with a lateral win g or projection B, having a groove or channel C, extending along or formedv in the upper face'thereof adjacent to the upright Wall D of the side bar. The upper face4 of the side bar is formed with a series of transverse grooves or seats E, spaced at equal distances fromeach other, as is most clearly indicated in Fig. 3.

F indicates the cross-barsor slats, prefer ably rectangular in cross-section. Each end of the bar is rst' bent down, forming a vertical section G, and then the extremeend is i bent outhorizontally or parallel with the main body, as at I-I, forming, as it were, a double hook. The uprightportion G is-of such length as to extend from the 'bottom of the recesses or seats E down to the slot or channel C, while the arm II is of a length equal to the Width of said/channel.' The lcross-bars or slats are seated in the slots or recesses'E, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, and a side bar or strip I is employed for clamping them iny place. Said bar or strip, as will be seen more particularly upon reference to Fig. 3, is provided with a series'of vertical grooves or channels J, which when the stripis in place fit over and around the vertical members G of thecross-bars or slats. It will also be noted that the lower Serial No. 713,362. (No model.)

edge of said bar or strip lits down over the projecting ends H and bears directly on the upper face of the projecting wings .B of member A. f A suitable number of small bolts K or other equivalent fastening devices are passed through the main side bars A and the Vretaining-strips I to. securely hold the parts together. lt is manifest that when the ends of the cross-bars are seated in the grooves and the retaining-strips secured in their position the parts are all closely and firmly held together, making a very rigid and yet at the same time a relatively light structure.

Instead of forming the vertical grooves or seats for the upright portionsG of the crossbars in the side retaining-strip, said grooves or seats may be formed in the main side bar or member A, as is indicated inl Fig. 5, in which case the side face of the retainingstrip will be made plain. v Y From the foregoing description it will be noted that the upper face of the cross-bars,the

upper face of the member A, and the upper faces of the retaining-stri ps are Aall flush. This is a point of manifest advantage, for the reason that it presents a perfectly fiat snrfacewhen the machine or device is turned over on an ironing-board or the like after the material has been Worked in between the slats, and thus holds the Work in place when it is ironed down upon the under side ot' the cross-bars. Where the side bars, or, in fact, any portion of the device, project above the cross-bars it is'manifest that this could not be done.

In Fig. 4I have shown a-gage or folder for forcing 'the' material down'between the crossbars. lIt is. made of a single piece of metal, bent to form, having a laterally-projecting wing L and two blades M and N, the former Y ICO.

tially as described; and a retaining-strip sel cured to said side bars over the ends of the slats.

2. In a plaiting apparatus, the combination of two side bars or members, provided with a series of cross-slots or seats formed in their upper faces, and a groove or channel C extending lengthwise thereof to one side of said seats and in a plane below the same; a series of bars or slats provided with downwardly and outwardly projecting ends G, I-I; and a retaining-strip secured to said side bars over the ends of the slats.

3. In a plaiting apparatus, the combination of two side bars or members A, provided with a series of cross-slots or seats E; a channel C extending lengthwise of said bars to one side of and in a plane lower than said slots or Seats; a series of slats or cross-bars provided with re\verselyhooked ends G, H; and a retaining-strip I provided with a series of very Witnesses:

MARY L. DODGE, HORACE A, DODGE. 

